Tea Party

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While it is doubtful any of these women can match Bachmann’s sheer nuttiness, they all share her anti-abortion, climate-change denying, rightwing economic vision—and the habit of smiling when they dish it out. Image credit: AP Imagesmore

At a time when most Americans agree that the country has too much power in too few hands, the world’s two wealthiest men are only six seats away from seizing the Senate and consolidating their current control of the House. T...more

Most of the news about House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's stunning primary loss this week focused on his opponent Dave Brat's appeal to the anti-immigrant Tea Party base.
But there is another, more interesting angle to Brat's win, and that is...more

It's not good news for Scott Walker that Wisconsin Republicans plan to debate a proposal on secession at their state party convention in early May.
The Wisconsin Governor, who is widely seen as a 2016 Republican Presidential hopeful, told repo...more

Tea Party candidates had a mixed showing in spring elections across in the country. In one snapshot race in a Wisconsin county that voted 52% to 46% in favor of Barack Obama in 2012, the Tea Party's candidate for mayor was walloped, 70% to ...more

One thing about the tea party Republicans in Congress is that they do know who butters their biscuits. Several have recently rushed forward with an anguished plea in defense of Wall Street barons, CEOs, and billionaires: "Stop the vilificat...more

In the Wizard Of Oz, Dorothy assessed the odd things she was experiencing and said to her little dog, "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." Lately, Sen. Pat Roberts has gained a new understanding of what Dorothy meant.more

Appearing on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" Thursday night, The Progressive's editor Ruth Conniff broke down the reasons why Sarah Palin and the tea party seem to be feeling threatened by Pope Francis these days.more

Appearing Thursday night on MSNBC's "The Ed Show," The Progressive's editor Ruth Conniff reminded viewers that Governor Chris Christie only appears moderate in comparison to the extremists in the tea party, warning that he still represents ...more

One of the stupidest bits of conventional wisdom popping out of Washington these days is that, whatever opinion you have about far-right tea party extremist Ted Cruz, you have to concede that he's "smart."more